X0306 4 2016-12-03 0 0001058290 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP CTSH 0001593839 SINHA DHARMENDRA KUMAR C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD TEANECK NJ 07666 0 1 0 0 President Global Client Serv. Class A Common Stock 2016-12-03 4 M 0 1000 0.00 A 17911 D Class A Common Stock 2016-12-03 4 F 0 522 54.02 D 17389 D Class A Common Stock 2016-12-03 4 M 0 5920 0.00 A 23309 D Class A Common Stock 2016-12-03 4 F 0 3090 54.02 D 20219 D Restricted Stock Units 0.00 2016-12-03 4 M 0 1000 0.00 D 2016-12-03 2016-12-03 Class A Common Stock 1000 0 D Restricted Stock Units 0.00 2016-12-03 4 M 0 5920 0.00 D 2016-12-03 2016-12-03 Class A Common Stock 5920 0 D Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12 of the restricted stock unit award granted on December 3, 2013. Represents the portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding. Represents the number of shares of Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/2 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units previously granted to the reporting person under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan on December 3, 2013. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units were granted on December 3, 2013 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, with 1/12th of the stock units vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the stock units will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date. The stock units were fully vested on December 3, 2016. The performance-based restricted stock units were granted on December 3, 2013 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan. In accordance with the performance-based restricted stock unit award, 1/2 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units were issued on June 3, 2015. The remaining 1/2 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units were issuable on December 3, 2016, provided that the reporting person remained in the Company's service through such anniversary date. /s/ Harry Demas, on behalf of Dharmendra Kumar Sinha, by Power of Attorney 2016-12-06